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A Goddard Library Book Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please join us for a book talk by Davis Baird, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, as he shares his latest book, Natural Religion, a None’s Journey of Religious Discovery (Wipf and Stock, 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light refreshments will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘This book began with a trunk of manuscripts written by my grandfather, Earl Clement Davis (1876-1953) who was a Unitarian minister from 1905-1953. Born a year after he died, I never knew him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up without any religion, I was surprised to discover in these century-old writings a compelling approach to religion, one that resonates with the struggles we face today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My grandfather denied any supernatural aspects of religion. He was an enthusiastic advocate for science. He vigorously argued against all authoritarian forms of governance\u2014religious and civil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He believed in human divinity\u2014the \u201cliving God\u201d\u2014the power of humans to pursue the ideals of truth, beauty and goodness to make the world better, a heaven on earth, what I call \u201cNatural Religion.\u201d’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davis Baird is Professor Emeritus and retired provost of Clark University. He is the author of Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments (2004) and Inductive Logic: Inferring the Unknown (1988).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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